I drank 4 glasses of white white 3 days before surgery. Is it safe?

Each Plastic Surgeon has their own view point on this and I would suggest you speak with your plastic surgeon. The reason that it is suggested that you stop or have minimal alcohol leading up to your surgery is that if can effect the metabolism (how fast the drugs last) of the anesthesia and pain medicines afterwards and can cause bleeding problems during surgery. Definitely do not drink and take pain medicines afterwards as it can cause you to stop breathing in certain circumstances.My suggestions to my patients is to have no more than one glass of wine or beer per day 2 weeks before surgery and preferably stop a week prior to surgery, resuming after pain medicines have stopped and you are back to your normal routine. You should discuss this with your surgeon.

There are 2 concerns with drinking before surgery:If your are a heavy drinker, it can affect your anesthesia and postoperative pain management. For that reason you should be completely honest with your anesthesia provider, but if a few glasses of wine several days before surgery is the only issue it should not be a problem.Alcohol is an anticoagulant, so it can increase your risk of bleeding. This effect only lasts 24 hours so your glasses of wine several days before surgery should be OK.

Thank you for your question.  I would definitely disclose the alcohol consumption to your surgeon, but it is unlikely to cause your procedure to be cancelled or moved.